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2 Wednesday, July 7, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon O P I N I O Letters to the Editor… The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer9s name, address, and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond, or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is 10 a.m. Monday. Fighting for freedom To the Editor: I must commend Jim Cornelius and The Nugget staff for the June 30 edition of The Nugget. On July 4, 1776, my grandfather, John Hart (eight generations back), was one of those brave men who signed the Declaration of Independence. That event marked the establishment of the most blessed nation ever in the history of this world. I honor him every July 4 for his willingness to <pledge his life, his fortune and his sacred honor= in order to establish the United States of America. Have there been mistakes made in the governance of the nation? Of course. Slavery was one of the most egregious. My grand- father did not own slaves and was opposed to such an egregious practice and, I9m told, vehemently supported inserting the phrase, <we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal= in the document. Later generations in our family fought, and See LETTERS on page 17 Sisters Weather Forecast Courtesy of the National Weather Service, Pendleton, Oregon Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday July 7 • Sunny July 8 • Sunny July 9 • Sunny July 10 • Sunny 86/52 84/51 98/59 99/56 Sunday Monday Tuesday July 11 • Sunny July 12 • Sunny July 13 • Sunny 95/54 94/55 92/54 The Nugget Newspaper, LLC Website: www.nuggetnews.com 442 E. Main Ave., P.O. Box 698, Sisters, Oregon 97759 Tel: 541-549-9941 | Email: editor@nuggetnews.com Postmaster: Send address changes to The Nugget Newspaper, P.O. Box 698, Sisters, OR 97759. Third Class Postage Paid at Sisters, Oregon. Editor in Chief: Jim Cornelius Production Manager: Leith Easterling Creative Director: Jess Draper Community Marketing Partner: Vicki Curlett Classifieds & Circulation: Lisa May Proofreader: Kit Tosello Owner: J. Louis Mullen The Nugget is mailed to residents within the Sisters School District; subscriptions are available outside delivery area. Third-class postage: one year, $55; six months (or less), $30. First-class postage: one year, $95; six months, $65. Published Weekly. ©2021 The Nugget Newspaper, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is pro- hibited. All advertising which appears in The Nugget is the property of The Nugget and may not be used without explicit permission. The Nugget Newspaper, LLC. assumes no liability or responsibility for information contained in advertisements, articles, stories, lists, calendar etc. within this publication. All submissions to The Nugget Newspaper will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication and copyrighting purposes and subject to The Nugget Newspaper’s unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially, that all rights are currently available, and that the material in no way infringes upon the rights of any person. The publisher assumes no responsibility for return or safety of artwork, photos, or manuscripts. Welc e, N A new Independence Day in America By Jeff Mackey Guest Columnist We9ve recently hon- ored those who sacrificed all for the freedoms we enjoy and now have cel- ebrated Independence Day/ Fourth of July. With mask mandates disappearing and businesses opening it gives us pause to think about the lies and abuse of power we9ve been subject to over the past couple years 4 and how wonderful freedom feels. I can9t help wonder why so many hate America and want to replace our constitutional republic with Marxist tyranny; i.e. singu- lar party rule by Democrats. Joe Biden seems to do everything in his power to divide and destroy, not unite as he promised. During the testimony of General Milley before Congress last week, Milley discussed the need to bring Critical Race Theory or something similar into our military. I had to wonder after 30-plus years9 service why [he is] just now touting this need; or is it because his boss sitting next to him <WOKED= him? Either way, Milley as a military leader made a mistake in pushing this racist-driven, racist theory upon our great military men and women. During my own 30 years9 service in naval aviation, there was never one instance of the need to consider skin color for missions confront- ing the threats to our nation. We were professionals and brothers. Real leadership is based on developing the content of character, not fretting over the color of one9s skin to achieve a cohesive fighting force? General Milley also talked about how well read he was on communism and Marxism. Really? Didn9t he take an oath to protect against all enemies foreign and domestic? What does he think has been happen- ing to America, especially since Biden started living in the White House? Most aggressive attacks on free speech in our nation9s his- tory. (Wonder what pronoun General Milley uses for enemy combatant?) Major cities controlled by Democrats silent while crime, looting, chaos, and anarchy rage on. Absolute stupidity in defunding the police where the people most hurt are the minority businesses and communi- ties. Marxist propaganda targeting our children is being taught in schools across the nation 4 to hate their country and each other. Never-ending drive to take away our right to bear arms. Attack on our voting system as established in the Constitution. Ignoring the sovereignty of America at our southern border and creation of more chaos. A mainstream <free= press that is utterly corrupt, immoral, and would be unrecogniz- able by our founders9 design as the watchdogs over gov- ernment. Our enemies and even jealous allies must really be enjoying the self- destruction of America from within. Two key actions must be taken by America-loving citizens to defeat this path of self-destruction and eventual socialist/commu- nist rule: 1. Parents and teach- ers must stand up and say NO to the indoctrination of our children with Critical Race Theory! It9s racist to the core and the antithesis of everything the party of Lincoln, MLK, and many others fought for. To com- pete in our world, children need to learn reading, writ- ing, math, and actual his- tory. Actual history will teach them who led our country into Civil War. Actual history will teach them which political party gave birth to the KKK, seg- regation, lynching of blacks, Jim Crow laws, bussing, <brown= drinking fountains, signs on businesses say- ing <Whites Only,= and the individual who assassinated MLK. 2. America-loving citi- zens must take action with their power of voting on a new Independence Day, November 8, 2022, to put an end to the remaking and self-destruction of America by the Democratic Party. Time to switch from skin color as a tool of hate to <love your neighbor as your- self,= <do unto others as you would have them do unto you,= <acknowledge we are all created in the image of God,= and, lastly, <as sol- diers, brothers, and protec- tors of our nation we shed the same color of blood to sustain our freedoms under the Constitution.= Views expressed in this column are solely those of the writer and are not necessarily shared by the Editor or The Nugget Newspaper.